This report provides a synthesis of advice from community college presidents across 15 states, including North Carolina. The advice focuses on recommended areas of innovation that rural-serving institutions should consider in order to align with the changing nature of work and the workforce. While the nature and nuance of innovations at each institution may vary, there were seven key areas that emerged as priorities, each supported by recent research in the field: (1) better engagement of underserved student populations; (2) shorter, stackable credential pathways; (3) more convenient, flexible scheduling; (4) whole student understanding and support; (5) economic mobility via employment and entrepreneurship; (6) adoption and promotion of current technologies; and (7) continuous monitoring and experimentation of new models.